Today I tried alligator sauage for the first time. It tasted like any other meat. Expect for the aftertaste. Let’s just say it wasn’t the best aftertaste (few mints didn’t cover the taste). The taste is still in my mouth even after brushing my teeth. Not good. Have to try new things while I’m here though. Overall good day.
In New Orleans in the 18th century literacy rate of women was around 70% compared to the rest of the U.S. This was attributed to the establishment of first school for girls. The pictures below represent some work that evolved from the schooling and a brief description of the work. Great job to the women of New Orleans.
This spray painted symbol left from the search and rescue days following Hurricane Katrina made me take a moment of silence to gather my thoughts and pay my respects to all who suffered during the disaster. Hearing the talks from Steve Nelson helped me truly understand what had gone wrong with the levees and what can possibly be done for the future with better foresight and engineering.
The music was phenomenal to say the least. The Dana Abbot Band blew my mind with their outstanding musicianship and blues that reached down and grabbed your soul.
The Marine Protected Area survey is run by team member Chris, it consists of 20, 40, 60 and 100 meter line transects. The pier on Santa Rosa is the dividing line where the Carrington Point MPA starts, which makes it the perfect place to deploy the ROV. We have the tether marked with distance, and floats. The 100 meter transects require our inflatable boat because the length of the tether will not permit it.
The MPA transects have been going very well, we have been seeing tons of fish! The visibility has been the best that we’ve seen it.
and had a curious new friend come up and gave the ROV a friendly bump!
After our hike around the island, we went to get the boat inflated so we could start doing the longer distance MPA transects, only to find out that it had been damaged in transit and had a few holes! We sent out an email immediately to other researchers that were heading to the island and they pick up a patch kit for us thankfully!
Later worked on one of our new units, Leviathan, which has the Blue Robotics T100 thrusters. We had to add some buoyancy to make it neutrally buoyant. It had a great first dive.
It still needs some more balancing, when heading full forward it dives, we found that the front is a bit too buoyant still and we were able to do water breaches!
One of my favorite spots for live music in New Orleans is Frenchman’s a Street. To the first time visitor, it is easiest to describe this location as “the eastern edge of the French Quarter.” But actually this is past Esplanade, the Treme, etc.
Ten years ago this had a high proportion of locals. But over the past four years, it has seen a massive surge in popularity. Call it “gentrification” or “development” or an invasion of the “tragically hip hipsters” or whatever you like. Rents have soared, folks like the Louusiana Music Factory have relocated (from across the street from the House of Blues in the Quarter), and others have simply sprung up to serve the now-selling crowds of tourists. This is the nightlife spot for those interested in things other than the frat-boy, alcohol-drenched street like Bourbon.
One of the ways Frenchman has always differed from the more typical fare in the Quarter Nightlife scene is a tremendous concentration of music venues (Snug Harbor for straight ahead Jazz, DBA for acts like John Boutte and zlonnzi Zaorski, the Three Muses, Spotted Cat, etc.)
The Art Walk is an example of the unique mix of things here. This spot was a lot five years ago when a few street artists started selling their wares. Now you can chill on a frequently-rotating array of furniture, draw with chalk on the concrete floor, or just meander the stalls under a canopy of white lights. The Art Walk is a must-see for anyone visiting Frenchman’s Street.
We were treated again to another fantastic Levee Failure Tour by the great Dr. Steve Nelson of Tulane University.
We began, as always, with the levee lining the Industrial Canal in the Lower 9th Ward.
The first music book in New Orleans. A group of Ursuline Nuns came to New Orleans and taught girls and women how to read. At that time, 70% of women were literate, which was unheard of anywhere else around the world.
Thomas pointing on an old map where we currently were (at the New Orleans Museum Collection)
Sugar canes!!
Amazing depiction of the world map. Laditude was correct, however, longitude wasn’t figured out yet.
Dr. Anderson with Daphine.
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